Montezuma's Revenge and Other Myths of the Spanish Conquest of The Aztecs
The Spaniards are perfectly right to govern these barbarians of the New World and adjacent islands; they are in prudence, ingenuity, virtue, and humanity as inferior to the Spaniards as children are to adults and women are to men, there being as much difference between them as that between wild and cruel and very merciful persons, the prodigiously intemperate and the continent and tempered, and I daresay from apes to men’ - Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1547), quoted by Matthew Restall
Grade Level:
6th grade
Subject
Social Studies
Duration
2 weeks Goals
Problem:
How did Cortez conquer the Aztecs?
Technology Standard:
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
nformed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions
Content Standard: SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America.
Prerequisite Skills:
Identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions
Identify and use primary and secondary sources
Analyze artifacts
Determine adequate and/pr relavancy of information
Check for consistency of information
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Objectives, Outcomes, or Framing Question: Students should explain the encounter between Montezuma/Aztecs and Cortes/ Spanish conquistadors. Students should be able to explain/describe/discuss/evaluate… * The consequences of the conflict. * The role Montezuma and Cortes played in this encounter. * The consequences of the conflict. * Extension questions- How did a small band of conquistadors defeat such large and well established empires? What impact did diseases brought over by the Spaniards have on the Aztecs? Retrieved on May2,2011, from http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/2009Curriculum/Secd/Public/index.asp
- Unit Title:
Montezuma's Revenge and Other Myths of the Spanish Conquest of The AztecsThe Spaniards are perfectly right to govern these barbarians of the New World and adjacent islands; they are in prudence, ingenuity, virtue, and humanity as inferior to the Spaniards as children are to adults and women are to men, there being as much difference between them as that between wild and cruel and very merciful persons, the prodigiously intemperate and the continent and tempered, and I daresay from apes to men’ - Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1547), quoted by Matthew Restall
Grade Level:
6th grade
- Subject
Social Studies- Duration
2 weeksGoals
- Problem:
How did Cortez conquer the Aztecs?- Technology Standard:
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision MakingStudents use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
nformed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions
Content Standard:
SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America.
Prerequisite Skills:
Identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions
Identify and use primary and secondary sources
Analyze artifacts
Determine adequate and/pr relavancy of information
Check for consistency of information
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Objectives, Outcomes, or Framing Question:
Students should explain the encounter between Montezuma/Aztecs and Cortes/ Spanish conquistadors.
Students should be able to explain/describe/discuss/evaluate…
* The consequences of the conflict.
* The role Montezuma and Cortes played in this encounter.
* The consequences of the conflict.
* Extension questions-
How did a small band of conquistadors defeat such large and well established empires?
What impact did diseases brought over by the Spaniards have on the Aztecs?
Retrieved on May2,2011, from http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/2009Curriculum/Secd/Public/index.asp